Godwin’s Provide Expert Tree Surveys across Staffordshire

Godwin’s Arboricultural tree consultants provide expert tree surveys and tree reports across the Stoke, Stafford and Newcastle-under-Lyme areas. We offer an excellent level of service and professional advice. If you would like to discuss your tree survey requirements you may wish to contact us free on 0800 030 4045, or you can email us any Tree Survey Questions and we will promptly deal with your enquiry.

What type of tree survey do I need?

Our tree surveys and tree reports detail and present specific information about the trees within your site. Godwin’s provide several type of tree survey dependent on your requirements. Our tree reports can be used to validate a planning application or assess the risk from trees to people and property. We also have many years experience of assessing tree subsidence damage and tree root damage to buildings. Please click on the links below to read more about the four main types of tree report we offer:

Planning Application Tree Survey

A tree survey and report produced for planning applications must follow the recommendations set out in British Standard BS5837: 2012 Trees in relation to design, demolition and construction. All Godwin’s tree surveys and tree reports produced for planning applications conform to BS5837: 2012 and are suitable for all development and construction projects. This type of tree survey is often requested by the local planning authority to validate a planning application.

Such a survey is intended to highlight the tree constraints within a site, and detail how the better quality trees may be protected from construction activity throughout the development process. An Arboricultural Impact Assessment can form part of this report, which is specific to an individual site and the development requirements. A planning application tree survey may also include technical information required to show how trees will be protected, which is detailed in an Arboricultural Method Statement, and presented on a Tree Protection Plan. This information can prove critical to ensuring that trees remain healthy throughout development. This type of survey report can be used as supporting evidence when pursuing planning application permission by providing the local planning authority with evidence of tree protection, thereby demonstrating a commitment to sustainable development.

Safety & Risk Management Tree Survey

Godwin’s Arboricultural can provide a tree survey to identify potential tree hazards, and advise how best to reduce and manage any risk posed to people or property. This type of tree survey will also recommend required tree works to maintain the trees in a safe and healthy condition. Trees are not static objects and can change significantly within a few years; therefore our tree inspection reports recommend appropriate re-inspection timescales. We adopt the tree survey system of Visual Tree Assessment to evaluate tree defects. Our surveys can range from individual to large scale tree populations.

Homebuyer and Building Damage Tree Report

If trees are especially close to a built structure they may pose a potential risk to that structure via direct damage. Some trees may have poisonous foliage, structural defects or other hazardous conditions that may cause concern for mortgage lenders or property insurers. Mortgage lenders may request that a tree report is produced if there are sufficient concerns regarding a nearby tree. Our homebuyer tree reports prove useful to identify any tree problems, and propose tree works to mitigate any unacceptable risk to property or public. It is essential that this type of report is undertaken by a qualified and insured arboriculturist.

Subsidence Damage Tree Report

If a tree has been implicated in subsidence damage, a subsidence damage tree report will be required. The depth and location of foundations as well as the type and age of tree, soil type and any shrinkage potential will be considered and included in the our report. Godwin’s have many years of experience assessing the involvement of trees in clay shrinkage subsidence and providing management solutions to tree subsidence problems. We are also able to discuss subsidence tree issues with third party tree owners and other tree professionals on your behalf.

What’s involved in a Godwin’s Tree Survey?

We believe that it is of fundamental importance that we identify at the outset, in discussion with our clients, the objectives of the tree survey and the best way of achieving our client’s aims and objectives in the most effective way.

A Godwin’s tree survey will typically record tree location, species, age, dimensions, condition and suggested works. The information gathered is used to assess the condition of a tree or population of trees within and surrounding a particular site. Once completed, the tree survey results are used to produce a tree report and make recommendations with reference to industry best practice.

See Godwin’s Arboricultural undertake a large local authority tree safety survey

All Godwin’s tree surveys and tree reports are undertaken by a qualified, experienced and insured tree consultant. Please feel free to email us any Tree Survey Questions and Requirements. We have tree surveyors local to the Stoke, Stafford and Newcastle-under-Lyme areas, which helps us to keep our costs down and provide our clients with a very competitive and economic quote.

About Godwins

Godwin’s Arboricultural Ltd offer an excellent level of service, expert arboricultural consultant advice and years of industry experience. We currently provide tree services to commercial companies, private individuals and the public sector on projects such as large-scale planning applications to the detailed assessment of individual trees.